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How to Do a French Braid

French Braid on a woman with fair skin and auburn hair, side view
French Braid on a woman with fair skin and auburn hair, back view
French Braid on a woman with fair skin and auburn hair, three-quarter view
French Braid on a woman with fair skin and auburn hair, front view
French Braid on a woman with fair skin and auburn hair, close view from the back of the braid at the crown, its strands crossed over and lying flat
French Braid · Side · 1 of 5

French Braid · Side

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The look in one line

One French braid from the crown to the nape, strands crossed over, finished as a plain braid.

Steps

  1. Brush your hair straight back.
  2. Take a section at the crown and split it into three.
  3. Cross the right strand over the middle, then the left, adding a little hair from that side each time.
  4. Keep going down the centre of the head until no loose hair is left.
  5. Braid plainly to the ends and tie it off.
  6. If the braid drifts to one side, take equal sections from each side.

The finished look

Front
Brushed back; the braid starts at the crown.
Sides
Taken into the braid as it goes down.
Back
Braided flat down the centre to the nape, then a plain braid.
You need
A brush and one elastic. Five to ten minutes.
Lasts
Lasts the day.

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